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Woman Sues Queens Stable After Horseplay Goes Wrong
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 9, 2010
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A 46-year-old woman, Laurie Koffler, has filed a lawsuit against Dixie Dew Stables in Queens. She broke her arm in May 2008 while riding horseback on a "gelding named Buddy," according to the Daily News. The suit claims operators should have known the horse was "ill-tempered," and her lawyer says Koffler tried to warn the trail guide that he was fidgeting. When no one came to her aid, the horse allegedly tossed her off the saddle as he took off. After sustaining the injury Koffler missed three months of work.
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